GALLIFORD TRY APPOINTED TO £35 MILLION SECOND PHASE OF HMP PARC PRISON REDEVELOPMENT
Galliford Try plc, the housebuilding and construction group, announces that its Building business has been appointed by Bridgend Custodial Service Limited in co-operation with G4S Care and Justice Services (UK) Limited and the Ministry of Justice ('MoJ') to build the second phase of the HM Prison & Young Offenders' Institution Parc in Bridgend, South Wales.
The £35 million contract will involve the creation of a new house block containing 216 cells that will accommodate 387 prisoners. In addition a new two storey industrial workshop and education building will be built along with a visitor centre and gatehouse. A new 350 space car park, extended perimeter walls and security fencing will also be created.
Galliford Try Chief Executive Greg Fitzgerald commented: "We are delighted to have been selected again by G4S and the MoJ following the successful completion of phase one at HMP Parc. This contract demonstrates the difference our proactive approach to partnering with our clients and delivering their requirements makes in a competitive market place."
For further enquiries:
Galliford Try - Greg Fitzgerald, Chief Executive 01895 855001
Graham Prothero, Finance Director
Notes to Editors
Galliford Try plc is a leading UK housebuilding and construction group. It is listed on the London Stock Exchange and a member of the FTSE 250. The housebuilding business - through its Linden Homes brand - sells distinctive homes to the public and affordable homes to housing associations and local authority providers across the South and South East of England. The construction business carries out building and infrastructure work across the UK with clients ranging from major Government departments through to regulated utilities and private sector companies. At the end of the financial year to 30 June 2012, the Group generated revenues of £1.5 billion.